June 1997, somewhere in the Grand Canyon
June 1997, somewhere in the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is an erosional feature and lies entirely within a geologic province called the Colorado Plateau [1]. Its precise age and origin remains controversial. Aristotele argued that the Earth has always been there [2], which implies that the Grand Canyon also has always been there. The creationists claim that the Grand Canyon is a result of Noah's Flood some 4,300 years ago [3, 4]. The late Stephen Jay Gould, however, disputed this claim and labelled the creationists as "yahoos" [5]. Dr. Daniel P. Schrag, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, reasoned that it doesn't really matter as long as you can come up with a good story [6]. Personally, I would need about 500,000 euros funding and my own graduate student before I can answer any questions concerning the age and origin of the Grand Canyon.
References
[1] L. G. Price (1996) Grand Canyon: The story behind the scenery. KC Publications.
[2] Aristotele (384-322 BC) On the Heavans.
[3] J. Osgood (1981) Creation Education: The Date of Noah's Flood. Creation Ex Nihilo 4(1).
read it.
[4] A. A. Snelling and S. A. Austin (1992) Grand Canyon: Startling evidence for Noah's Flood! Creation
Ex Nihilo 15(1). read it
[5] e.g., A review of
Finding Darwin's God
[6] Personal communication, 1999.
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